Re: Delphinium germination

In a message dated 5/15/2000 12:50:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
recluse@mtaonline.net writes:

<< Did you give your seed a cold treatment, It really helps!Sow them moist or
 place the pots that you already have in the fridge for two weeks then you
 will start to see something, not all will germinate at once so do not throw
 away those seed pots or give up hope. >>

To the group,

First of all, thank you for all of your information.  I did contact Dowswell 
and they gave me some additional ideas, however, they never mentioned the 
cold treatment.  As a matter of fact, they say that they germinate their Dels 
with bottom heat which is what I have been doing.  So now, here is my next 
question?

Is it too late in the year to re-start seed?  With my past experience 
germinating Delphiniums I did not sow all of the seeds at once.  I carefully 
counted out 12 seeds from each package.  I am holding the balance of seeds in 
a container in the refrigerator where they have been since I received them.  

Given that today is May 17, even though we have had a cool week here in 
Detroit, I know that the temperature is going to run up to the 80's and 
probably stay there for the rest of the summer.  Which means that by the time 
I would get anything germinated after 2 weeks in the refrigerator, I am 
looking at transplanting into 6 packs near the end of May or 1st week of 
June.  

Should I re-sow or keep the seeds in the refrigerator until next year?  Do 
you think that after having a whole flat of seed pans sitting over a heating 
cable for 2 weeks that it's worth putting the flat in the refrigerator?  

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